Tsze Han / 25

子曰,三军可夺师也,匹夫不可夺志也。

Modern Chinese Guide

孔子说:军队的主帅是可以被夺去的,普通人的志向却是不能强行夺去的。

James Legge Translation

The Master said, "The commander of the forces of a large state may be carried off, but the will of even a common man cannot be taken from him."

Notes and themes

  • 底本:Wikisource 整理的 James Legge《The Chinese Classics》公版中英文本。
  • 中文由繁体转为简体,后续白话解释需逐章审校。
  • 白话参考底本:《白话论语读本》,张兆瑢、沈元起编译,上海广益书局1948 年新三版。
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